Emergency Change NR/BS/LI/413: Working Safely at Height Standard Update
This emergency change aims to align the NR/L2/OHS/022 Working Safely at Height standard with regulations on ladder and step ladder use. It applies to all work at height activities on Network Rail property and infrastructure. The update emphasizes the need to control the risk of falls and clarifies examples of work at height. Changes include requirements for portable ladders and step ladders and guidelines for their assessment and use. Effective from 10-Aug-24.
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Presentation Title: View > Header & Footer Emergency Change NR/BS/LI/413 Standard affected: NR/L2/OHS/022 Issue 1, Working Safely at Height 10-Aug-24 / / 1
Presentation Title: View > Header & Footer Reason for Issue This emergency change is required to bring NR/L2/OHS/022 Working Safely at Height in line with Work at Height Regulations regarding the use of ladders and step ladders. The Standard applies to all Work at Height carried out by Network Rail employees, contractors and others working on behalf of Network Rail on Network Rail owned or managed property or infrastructure. 10-Aug-24 / 2
Presentation Title: View > Header & Footer Work At Height Work at Height is defined as any work activity where there is a need to control a risk of a person or object falling a distance liable to cause personal injury. This is regardless of the work equipment being used, the duration the person is at height or the height at which the work is being performed. It includes access to and egress from a place of work. Update to examples of working at height now includes:- Activities within a building which do involve a risk of falling, e.g. window cleaning or changing a light bulb from a step-ladder, would be considered to be work at height. 10-Aug-24 / 3
Presentation Title: View > Header & Footer Changes Clause 14.1 General Requirements Portable ladders and step ladders Portable ladders and step ladders used for access and egress to work areas shall be BS EN 131 Professional Use or Class 1 BS 2037/1129 Heavy Industrial use (not to be confused with EN 131 Light Industrial use). NOTE 1: Ladders certified to the withdrawn British Standards, BS 2037 and BS 1129 (often referred to as Class 1 ladders) will no longer be available (to purchase) after a transition period but can still be used. NOTE 2: When ladders are deployed on ballast, a suitable additional anchorage device should be used to prevent slippage (e.g. ratchet strap secured to the rail or fixed structure). 10-Aug-24 / 4
Presentation Title: View > Header & Footer Changes Clause 14.2 Assessment and use of portable ladders and step ladders This clause has been completely rewritten for the use of portable ladders and step ladders. A portable ladder or step ladder may only be used for work at height if a risk assessment under regulation 3 of the Management Regulations has demonstrated that the use of more suitable work equipment is not justified because of the low risk and: a) the short duration of use (maximum of 30 minutes); or b) existing features on site which cannot be altered. This assessment can be completed by following the Work Activity Risk Assessment Process detailed in NR/L2/OHS/00102 Work Activity Risk Assessment. Full details on Emergency Change Document 10-Aug-24 / 5
Presentation Title: View > Header & Footer Changes Clause 14.3 Fixed Ladders Whenever a fixed ladder is climbed the person climbing the ladder shall always carry out a visual check of the structure and ladder, particularly the securing points, both prior to climbing and as they climb the structure. If the climber has any doubt that the ladders are safe to climb, they shall not climb them until they are made safe. The user shall not carry any load up a fixed ladder. Suitable means of carrying loads must be provided, such as tool belts. 10-Aug-24 / 6
